MicroSolutions Backpack explained

MicroSolutions Backpack was a line of peripheral devices introduced in 1990 allowing users to attach a peripheral drive, namely hard drives,[1] CD-ROM drives,[2] and DVD±RW drives,[3] to their system. When the original model was released, USB ports did not yet exist, so the drive plugged into a system's printer port. Backpacks could be daisy-chained and still allow for printer usage. Some models also offered audio capability via expansion. Later models introduced faster connectivity to the host system by means of a proprietary PC Card, and later USB. MicroSolutions was located in DeKalb, Illinois, USA.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSB HDD. Red Hill. https://archive.today/20141104165103/http://redhill.net.au/d/135.php. November 4, 2014. live. December 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: MSB CD-ROM. minuszerodegrees. https://archive.today/20151112175940/http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/backpack_cdrom/backpack_cdrom.htm. November 12, 2015. live. December 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: MSB DVD-RW. October 27, 2003. Bjorn 3D. https://archive.today/20171226034223/https://www.bjorn3d.com/2003/10/microsolutions-backpack-external-dvd%C2%B1rw-drive/. December 26, 2017. live. December 25, 2017.
  4. News: Micro-Solutions closes doors. The Globe and Mail. 2005-06-02. Ingram, Matthew.

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